January 2019 – Dory the Explorer

It’s a wrap!

I needed to grab some breakfast supplies so I walked across to the ( expensive) little grocery store and on the way I had sighting # 4 of the tall troubled young lady. She was on a downer, very bleary eyed, pouty, and in a filthy mood but still stumbling near the curb trying toContinueContinue reading “It’s a wrap!”

Hula Time!

I made it to a sunrise this morning. A quiet transformation moving up out of the Pacific Ocean, serene and magical. People sat on the beach, transfixed, paying silent homage to its beauty. Less serene was the two hours I spent on the phone doing the yucky side of travel.Our last flight is with Jetstar,ContinueContinue reading “Hula Time!”

So close and yet so far

We were up earlyish to be at the bus stop by 9.It took us 3 buses ( one of them was a mistaken extra bus) to get to the Dole Plantation.We needed exact change to garner our day passes for the bus; every bus driver we encountered were very helpful.We enjoyed watching the transition fromContinueContinue reading “So close and yet so far”

Lots of Pipi and Pupu on the ranch :P

We begrudging trudged over to Hilton Hawaiian Village before dawn to catch our bus to Kualoa Ranch. A man, loudly trying to quiet the voices in his head, trailed erratically along behind us some of the way. I worried he would be hit by a car as he weaved around the road, but somehow heContinueContinue reading “Lots of Pipi and Pupu on the ranch :P”

Wham Bam, thank you Lord for the spam!

I promised the younger two a day of rest today.We were all up early due to jet lag. I was up at 2 and then I stayed up when I woke again at 4 am.Kara’s foot needed a rest, so we headed out to church without her.Church was only a 6 minutes walk. I feltContinueContinue reading “Wham Bam, thank you Lord for the spam!”

Disney’s Unmagical Express

My paranoid body clock as usual woke me two hours before my 2am alarm and again at 1:30 am as well.I woke poor Flynn 20 minutes before our bell service arrived to drop us to the lobby for our 3:20 am Magical Express to the airport .The bell service guy had us there so early,ContinueContinue reading “Disney’s Unmagical Express”

Bad Grandma and the soggy book disaster

Big line for bag check today, like – CRAZY big. I shuffled into the line resignedly and settled in for a long wait. A family group walked through the quick ‘no-bag’ line, but the Grandma, short, squat and entirely decked out in sunshine yellow, got stopped as she was carrying a bag. She glared atContinueContinue reading “Bad Grandma and the soggy book disaster”

In which I nearly get to eat authentic poutine and nearly get in trouble with the Disney bus driver

This morning Epcot’s bag check line was longer than any I had experienced before and there was no way any of our crew ( even going through the quick no-bag line) were going to see the Jamitors first performance at rope drop or the park’s opening ‘pinky promise’ not to run to rides.On the walkContinueContinue reading “In which I nearly get to eat authentic poutine and nearly get in trouble with the Disney bus driver”

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios-a super short post about it just for the sake of my diary and memories. This was my least favorite park and least favorite day in the parks, not sure why really because I loved it last time we came.We started the day at Starbucks, my only Starbucks this trip.We raced to do StarContinueContinue reading “Hollywood Studios”

The promise-breakers of Epcot

Catching the Disney bus to Epcot pm on January 1st caused us some confusion. I forgot that Disney parks open at 9 am so we were sitting at the bus stop at about 7 and nothing on the board showed Epcot bus times at all! Luckily for us, an Epcot bus arrived at 7:17.We wereContinueContinue reading “The promise-breakers of Epcot”